Brooke-Smith was born on 3 November 1874 in Yokohama, Japan and received his education there.[1] His parents were William Henry Smith and Gertrude Brooke. His grandfather was John Henry Brooke and his uncle was Edmund Walpole Brooke.
At the age of 16, he joined the firm of Findlay Richardson in Yokohama. In 1897, he joined Jardine Matheson & Co as an assistant in their Import and Cotton Mill Department in Hong Kong. On 1 May 1918, he was appointed a Director and was Senior Director at Shanghai from 1919 to 1926. He was also Managing Director in 1924-5.[2]
He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1917 and, in 1919, became Vice-Chairman. In 1920 he became Chairman of the Council and served in that position until 1922.[3]
alfred, brooke, smith, 1874, 1938, chairman, shanghai, municipal, council, years, from, 1920, 1922, also, served, managing, director, jardine, matheson, chairman, shanghai, municipal, councilin, office, 1920, 1922preceded, bysir, edward, pearcesucceeded, simms. Alfred Brooke Smith 1874 1938 was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council for 2 years from 1920 to 1922 He also served as Managing Director of Jardine Matheson amp Co Alfred Brooke SmithChairman of the Shanghai Municipal CouncilIn office 1920 1922Preceded bySir Edward PearceSucceeded byH G SimmsPersonal detailsBorn 1874 11 03 November 3 1874EnglandDied 1938 04 06 April 6 1938 aged 65 EnglandProfessionBusinessmanBiography editBrooke Smith was born on 3 November 1874 in Yokohama Japan and received his education there 1 His parents were William Henry Smith and Gertrude Brooke His grandfather was John Henry Brooke and his uncle was Edmund Walpole Brooke At the age of 16 he joined the firm of Findlay Richardson in Yokohama In 1897 he joined Jardine Matheson amp Co as an assistant in their Import and Cotton Mill Department in Hong Kong On 1 May 1918 he was appointed a Director and was Senior Director at Shanghai from 1919 to 1926 He was also Managing Director in 1924 5 2 He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1917 and in 1919 became Vice Chairman In 1920 he became Chairman of the Council and served in that position until 1922 3 He retired in 1926 and returned to England 4 He died on 6 April 1938 at Martley Hall Suffolk England 5 Marriage editBrooke Smith married Ann Bigland Brand daughter of Mr David Brand of Shanghai in December 1918 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Shanghai 6 References edit Obituary North China Herald 14 April 1938 p452 and North China Herald April 24 1926 p158 Obituary North China Herald 14 April 1938 p452 Obituary North China Herald 14 April 1938 p452 North China Herald April 24 1926 p158 North China Herald November 23 1938 p311 North China Herald December 14 1918 p671 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Brooke Smith amp oldid 1141946503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
